Zanesville suffers another 1-goal defeat

1:38 AM,
May 21, 2013

Zanesville Athletic's Michael McLaughlin, right, attempts to take possession from an AFC Cleveland player during Sunday's game.

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Zanesville Athletic dropped to 0-2 on Sunday in National Premier Soccer League play after it was unable to rally from a two-goal, first-half deficit against AFC Cleveland.

Cleveland went on to win 3-2.

Zanesville couldn't convert on its chances early on, but broke through in the second half. Smart Osadolor scored in the 49th minute, but the momentum was short-lived as he later was issued a red card for an aggressive tackle. In the 78th minute, Cleveland scored to take a 3-1 lead. ...